INTANGIBLE ASSETS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

NOTE 10.

INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The following table summarizes information relating to the Company's acquired intangible assets at December 31, 2011 and 2010:

	December 31,						Estimated
	2011			2010			Useful Lives


Gross carrying amount of other amortizable intangible assets
Customer relationships	$	256,882		$	256,663		7 to 18 years
Advertiser relationships		33,294			33,294		4 to 10 years
Other amortizable intangibles		77,738			62,215		3 to 28 years
		367,914			352,172
Accumulated amortization
Customer relationships		(63,783	)		(16,677	)
Advertiser relationships		(14,656	)		(10,174	)
Other amortizable intangibles		(36,604	)		(33,177	)
		(115,043	)		(60,028	)
Other amortizable intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization	$	252,871		$	292,144

Indefinite-lived intangible assets
FCC licenses and other intangibles	$	10,595		$	10,595
Trademarks		45,300			56,300
Other indefinite-lived intangible assets	$	55,895		$	66,895

Other amortizable intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization	$	252,871		$	292,144
Indefinite-lived cable television franchises		1,240,228			1,240,228
Other indefinite-lived intangible assets		55,895			66,895
Goodwill		442,773			442,067

Total intangible assets, net	$	1,991,767		$	2,041,334

Aggregate amortization expense
Years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 (excluding impairment charges of $11,000 and $7,800, respectively)	$	58,571		$	19,542

Estimated amortization expense
Year ending December 31, 2012	$	53,008
Year ending December 31, 2013		45,344
Year ending December 31, 2014		38,083
Year ending December 31, 2015		32,468
Year ending December 31, 2016		26,980

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:

	Tele-communications Services		Other			Total

Gross goodwill as of December 31, 2009		255,777		353,318			609,095
Accumulated impairment losses as of December 31, 2009		-		(334,058	) (a)		(334,058	)
		255,777		19,260			275,037
Preliminary purchase price allocation related to the Bresnan Cable acquisition (See Note 4)		167,030		-			167,030
Gross goodwill as of December 31, 2010		422,807		353,318			776,125
Accumulated impairment losses as of December 31, 2010		-		(334,058	) (a)		(334,058	)
		422,807		19,260			442,067
Adjustments to preliminary purchase price allocations(b)		706		-			706
Gross goodwill as of December 31, 2011		423,513		353,318			776,831
Accumulated impairment losses as of December 31, 2011		-		(334,058	) (a)		(334,058	)
	$	423,513		19,260			442,773

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(a)	Relates primarily to the Newsday impairment charge recognized in 2008.

(b)	Adjustment to purchase accounting related to the acquisition of Bresnan Cable which is included in the Telecommunications Services reporting unit.

- Definition

Discloses the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain or loss on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss. This element may be used as a single block of text to include the entire intangible asset disclosure including data and tables.

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